LA Times Daily Crossword February 2, 2025 Answers

1. REM opener 6. Genesis mountain 12. Spanish table wines 18. Goldfish or oyster 20. "Bubble" drink 22. Gasoline number 23. "The cherry, apple, and strawberry candles are all sold out!"? 25. Musical-comedy legend Ethel 26. Give a silent signal 27. Ryukyu Islands island 29. Early education topic 30. Palm berry 33. Ousted Russian ruler 35. Lose energy 36. Nail salon brand 37. "Rigoletto" setting 40. Many NFL MVPs 42. Suppress 44. Word with loose or tight 45. Make a choice 46. Utter fiasco 49. Subway Surfers and Candy Crush Saga 51. Military drama franchise 53. Unmounted jouster? 56. Comedic tribute 58. Jewish school 59. "Unbelievable!" 61. Idolize 63. Flighty notions 66. Menzel with a "Wicked" cameo 68. Maker of Giant Rubber Bands and Dehydrated Boulders 70. Ref. that added "mic drop" in 2024 71. Relieves (of) 72. Outdo a rolled entry in a sandwich battle? 75. Grab hold of 76. Miscalculate 77. Like a slasher film 78. Building blocks smaller than Lego 79. Red-blooded 80. Set to rights 82. Guarded ID digits 85. Postal creed start 87. Community values 88. Where guys hang out in a big box store? 93. Dance performed in concentric circles 94. Guitarist Guthrie 95. Post-polish luster 96. Good Grips maker 97. Omar Sharif title role 99. Greedy demand 101. "The Muppets" eagle 103. Like a gymnast 105. Stable neigh-bor 107. "The Mammoth Hunters" novelist 109. Settings symbol 112. Rae of "Insecure" 113. Ancient Egyptian cross 114. Faint reminder 116. Some hand-me-downs 119. One of TV's "Friends" 121. Urgent addition to the end of a song? 126. Target for Target 127. Fill up 128. Capital markets worker 129. Heated conflicts 130. Dads, sometimes 131. Many prom coifs

1. Hoofed it 2. "We're in __-win situation" 3. Hardest part of a date? 4. "You can trust me with this!" 5. "Love & Mercy" actor Paul 6. Enables a crime 7. Diviner's device 8. Take, as a loss 9. Pool hall staple 10. Took a loss 11. Court figure 12. Fontana di Trevi locale 13. Hockey surface 14. Spanish "others" 15. Podcast series on how to build a door frame? 16. Pain reliever since 1916 17. Had a hunch 19. Took charge 21. Retro gaming consoles 24. Cluny the Scourge in "Redwall," e.g. 28. Drenched 30. Totally wild 31. Crunch on a cereal box 32. Dissenter, at first? 34. Caraway-flavored spirit 36. Make unreadable, in a way 38. Seats, slangily 39. Crumb seekers 41. McCloskey's blueberry picker 43. Freeway feature 47. Feeling more fluish 48. Starts of some long weekends 50. Hymn singer's seat 52. Reba McEntire's "All the Women __" 54. Spots for sweaters? 55. Wish list item 57. "Trick or __!" 60. On the hot side 62. Pushing boundaries 63. Little brown bird 64. New payroll member 65. Macrame enthusiast's appraisal of a painting class? 67. "I just knew it!" 69. Sand structure 72. Growing art form? 73. Volcano near the Ionian Sea 74. Pity party line 75. Half a combo entree 77. "Curious" monkey 79. Actress Téa 81. Ne'ertheless 83. Local guide 84. Penguins' org. 86. "Stay by me, Fido" 89. Early morning goddess 90. Disorderly hordes 91. Hacking tools 92. Romance writer Roberts 94. Keeps entertained 97. En-titled ones? 98. Novelist de Balzac 100. Space traveler Jemison 102. Sibling difference 104. Small slipup 106. Work period 108. Intentionally deceive 110. Edith and Margo's sister in "Despicable Me" 111. Button for making a voice note, briefly 114. Brewery tanks 115. Film set assistant 117. WSJ competitor 118. Earth tone 120. Part of a big union merger 122. Fig. texted en route 123. Like most prime numbers 124. __ Speedwagon 125. Some ER staff